Congratulations and many thanks to Professor Kevin McMullen and his “Editing and the Publishing Industry” class at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Prof. McMullen and his students researched and annotated Glaspell’s 1915 novel, Fidelity, then got it published by Saluki Publishing, the trade imprint of Southern Illinois University.

Over the course of a semester, the students read the novel and then researched and wrote a critical introduction and annotations, with Prof. McMullen’s instruction. Marcia Noe served as informal advisor for the project, and she and Linda Ben-Zvi contributed cover blurbs. The students are all listed as co-editors of the volume, and the front cover, based on the cover of the first edition, was designed by student Edison Geiler. What a great accomplishment for Prof. McMullen and his students, and a huge step forward for Susan Glaspell studies in this country.  And as a result, Fidelity is back in print in the U.S. (other than cheap, print-on-demand copies online) for the first time since 1915. It’s an important, beautiful novel, and we hope professors will now consider adopting it for their courses.

To purchase the paperback, ISBN 9780809370177

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